A Port Elizabeth man was held up at knifepoint — and attacked with his own pepper spray — when he went to a rubbish dump to offload garden refuse at the weekend.
Eastern Cape police have warned the public to be extra cautious when going to the Arlington tip dumping site after the incident, which occurred at 10am on Saturday.he 56-year-old man was confronted and robbed of his gold chain.Describing how the attack unfolded, she said: “It is alleged that when the complainant drove into the site, he was approached by three males who offered to assist him.
“The complainant sustained injuries during the scuffle and received medical treatment at the hospital. The suspects only fled with a gold chain that they managed to grab from his neck.”
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